You ever get the impression that Mitt doesn't really want to be president...

[LynneSin]

just likes the idea of running for president so he gets all that attention.

I mean even Sarah Palin doesn't seem as incompetent as the way Mitt Romney is acting. And all Ryan does when his lips moves is lie.

[phantom power]

1. in a way, Bush The Dumber often seemed the same way

There was a kind of "this presidenting thing isn't as fun as my overlords said it would be" kind of vibe

[Aerows]

5. LOL

"this presidenting thing isn't as fun as my overlords said it would be"

I think Mitt is getting the idea that this might actually be work, and he won't be able to take as many vacations or fire as many people as he thought he would.

[tanyev]

2. He doesn't really want the work, but he's offended that he might not win the beauty pageant.

[Aerows]

6. Exactly

at this point, he's in it to win the beauty pagent, because his ego allows no less, but he's discovering that it is actually "work".

[1StrongBlackMan]

7. Funny ...

That's how a Massachuetts resident described romney's governship ... he wanted the title of governor; but didn't want to do the work of governor.

[kywildcat]

9. ding ding ding-we have a winner

that's it precisely. He has no desire to run this country-hasn't a clue how to either. In fact I think the only time he's spent on thinking about the end game is who he would 'outsource' the functions too.
He wants the letterhead-the responsibility-not so much.

[hamsterjill]

29. Oh, your phrasing is perfect!!!

I love this!

[WI_DEM]

3. No, he wants to be president, but be proclaimed rather than elected...

he doesn't like the indignity of having to campaign for it.

[lamp_shade]

4. Yup. Pretty much every time he opens his mouth lately. He's not even subtle about it anymore. n/t

[The Magistrate]

8. He wants To Loot the Social Security Trust Funds, Ma'am: He Has To Be President to Do That

He has no other real interest in the office....

"Romney loves America like a tick loves a dog."

[fleur-de-lisa]

10. Absolutely . . .

I've been saying this for a long time. It's just not possible to fuck up every aspect of his campaign as badly as MittWit has without it being intentional. I wonder if he felt pressured by the Mormon community (ya know, the whole White Horse Prophecy thing). But Mormons don't seem terribly interested in his campaign either.

So who urged him to run? Certainly not mainstream, somewhat sane repukes; certainly not the extreme rightwing nutjobs.

Seriously, who though this jackass stood a chance of winning? Maybe the billionaires on the right? They wanted an empty suit they could force to do their bidding? Well, they got one!

[TwilightGardener]

11. I think he wants it bad, but only as a status/power thing. I don't think

he gives a shit about any actual Presidential task or duty, beyond signing the Ryan plan and cutting taxes for the rich.

[central scrutinizer]

17. maybe he will buy a Texas ranch so he has some brush to clear

that seemed to be the top item on Bushco's agenda. Or he can emulate St. Ronnie and sleep through his term.

[ncgrits]

12. No. I think he desperately wants to HAVE the job. But he doesn't have a clue that he's not qualified

[Aerows]

13. He's such a privileged individual

That he thinks he was born to rule. He's discovered that being elected by the American people is quite different. He might actually have to do some work, and that scares the hell out of him - dealing with that unruly lot that is the electorate.

I think Mitt Romney got sold a bill of goods by the GOP that he could just sail into the presidency and he would be king.

He's finding out that what he thought of himself was a farce - we judge ourselves by our ideals, and others by their actions. Mitt is getting judged by his actions and is coming up so short he would have to dig to see daylight.

[HappyMe]

14. Sometimes it sure as hell seems that way.

The whole romney/ryan thing reminds me of shrub/cheney. The romney is the puppet, and ryan pulls the strings.

[MzShellG]

15. Romney wants the title, he just doesn't want to do the work.....

Paraphrasing Duvall Patrick from the DNC.

[randome]

16. I think the Koch brothers surgically removed his balls and won't return them until he is elected.

That's why he seems to be both distracted and desperate.

Or they put his 'magic underwear' in an undisclosed location. Either way.

[HopeHoops]

18. No, he doesn't want to be president. He feels he deserves to be king of the USA.

[Aerows]

20. Exactly

He wants to be King, not President.

[HopeHoops]

21. No, not wants, just "entitled" to be.

[Autumn]

19. He doesn't, he just wants the power to put in an agenda that

benefits him and a few select people. The rest is all tripe to him.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

22. Not sure I think it is the "idea of it." he is motivated by. I did some research

on anal retentiveness. I am 100% convinced he is one.

Besides the obvious traits, Authoritarianism, Stubbornness, Finickiness, Hyper-Sensitivity, there is also one that an anal retentive amasses wealth and possessions

I think he has meticulously amassed wealth and possessions to the nth degree. He has taken every tax advantage that exists.

I believe his motivation is to widen the possibility of achieving more wealth and possessions...lowering rates, shrinking govt to open up new private sector markets opportunities.

[Aerows]

26. He wants to solidify

the grasp on America as an Aristocracy. His plans clearly illustrate that. Mitt wants to be King Romney, and to pave the way for his sons to also be King Romneys.

He doesn't just believe he is up for the job, he believes he was ORDAINED to it.

[Blue_Tires]

23. +1

[spanone]

24. he wants to be ceo of america.

[Lucy Goosey]

25. I get the impression he thought the job would be all but handed to him

He can't quite believe he is expected to explain himself and give policy details to us common people.

[Aerows]

27. I think

in the back of his mind, he believes he is ordained to be King Romney of the United
States. That should scare the shit out of Americans.

[Care Acutely]

28. No. I think he doesn't like running. Thinks it should just be given to him.

believes he is entitled and all of this "campaigning" is just so tawdry and hoi polloi.

In Romney's mind? "Of course I should be given the Presidency, I mean, like the kids say, DUH."

[robinlynne]

30. too similar to Bush and Cheney.